Random Question Thread XVIII: Just an Ordinary Sword of Legend

[Neisan]

Go whatever as long as you Bring TH and Blm/Brd/Whm during Lightsday so you're not wasting time on one NM. Duo/Tribox if you have to.

Really you can just shout for a group or join a shout for seals you need unless your playtimes are going to be seriously awful.

[Byrthnoth]

I don't know. I would bet that /WAR isn't a great idea, but it might work. He hits pretty hard and Rampant Stance is absorbed by shadows, but it'd probably be okay if your WHM was good and may end up being safer because faster kill -> safer kill.

We pretty much capped off our Stones of Ardor on that NM while we were killing the tiger nearby for body seals. Then those three came back later for coins.

[Guitarman]

For Dancer (and I imagine Thief in Abyssea), the high attacks/swing we have without Twilight diminishes the usefulness of it. So normally you'd expect Twilight to give +.12 Attacks per round. In Abyssea Dancer has about 33% Double Attack and 18% Triple Attack, so instead of giving +.12 Attacks per round, Twilight gives +.07 Attacks per round, less than a 5% increase (assuming it takes priority over all other types of multi-attack). For Dancer, DA+10% actually gives a larger hits/round bonus than QA+3% and the dagger has better DPS from the start. 40/190 is kind of weak these days. Thief has at least 30% Triple Attack in Abyssea (I think?), so they'd see a similar problem.

Meanwhile, the dagger has 3 fewer base damage than any completed Kila +2. So if you figure that the 25 Attack on the STR Kila +2 increase your Attack by 5% (500 attack before percentage based buffs doesn't seem unreasonable), then the STR Kila +2 has better base damage while providing the same bonus to your main hand.

thanks for the explination. Completing daka+2 today (woe rudras) so was interested in the math. Least twilight isn't a terrible choice, just not optimal for me.

[Galattea]

Nvm, I'm dumb and fixed it D:

[Gabai]

Have you tried running it as admin?

[DNAval]

Does Gukumatz KI drop from gold chest aswell?

[Gabai]

No

[Neisan]

Negative to my knowledge, I don't think any timed Nms in scars/heroes do.

[DNAval]

Thanks

[Esvedium]

I'll find my playtime very limited soon, i.e. won't be able to be part of a dedicated Abyss shell anymore.

My question is, for soloing random NMs in Abyss for seals etc. what would be the best job?
I know anything depends, but just in general - What job would be the way to go?

Out of thf nin mnk and dnc, I find dnc to be the best for soloing seal-dropping level nms. fandance, cures, shadows if needed, high evasion, fairly reliable stun (with relic body)...

[Yugl]

RDM testing.

[Teal]: Blizzard IV for 2.76k DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard IV for 2.755k DMG

[Teal]: Blizzard I for 517 DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard I for 520 DMG

Why is there a difference in supremacy of damage? Atmas were Beyond, Baying Moon, and Minikins.

[Gun-it]

Any way to get D-pad and back buttons to work on 360 controller on pc?

[Miroku_Asura]

RDM testing.

[Teal]: Blizzard IV for 2.76k DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard IV for 2.755k DMG

[Teal]: Blizzard I for 517 DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard I for 520 DMG

Why is there a difference in supremacy of damage? Atmas were Beyond, Baying Moon, and Minikins.

If I remember right, Tier 1s are more effected by INT than MAB because their base damage is much lower, so when damage is calculated, MAB has a higher return on higher level spells. I remember seeing a blog post that someone made (Taru Blm that wasn't Kaeko) that used maths and the like to figure out base damage. I'm at school right now, so I don't have the link on hand.

[Yugl]

If I remember right, Tier 1s are more effected by INT than MAB because their base damage is much lower, so when damage is calculated, MAB has a higher return on higher level spells. I remember seeing a blog post that someone made (Taru Blm that wasn't Kaeko) that used maths and the like to figure out base damage. I'm at school right now, so I don't have the link on hand.

That's a good point that I forgot about.

[lolwut]

RDM testing.

[Teal]: Blizzard IV for 2.76k DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard IV for 2.755k DMG

[Teal]: Blizzard I for 517 DMG
[Augur]: Blizzard I for 520 DMG

Why is there a difference in supremacy of damage? Atmas were Beyond, Baying Moon, and Minikins.

http://bash74.com/magic/

[Nermie]

Any way to get D-pad and back buttons to work on 360 controller on pc?

I use d-pad just fine to cycle through menus and targets. I could never get the back buttons to work ...

[Gun-it]

I use d-pad just fine to cycle through menus and targets. I could never get the back buttons to work ...

is there some trick to get the D-pad to work?

[Byrthnoth]

Squareenix -> Final Fantasy XI -> Tools -> FFXiPadConfig ?

[Thalandor46]

What exactly does it mean for a WS to have a Light or Darkness skillchain property? I can't find any information on what skillchains can be made with level 3 properties...

[Zerk]

Nevermind.